Halcyon Africa Climate Fellowship 2024

This program brings together founders from across Sub-Saharan Africa, empowering them to address climate challenges through Renewable Energy, Green Building, Climate Data, Agriculture, WaterTech, and Blue Economy solutions.

Apply for the Africa Climate Fellowship to drive climate impact. This program brings together founders from across Sub-Saharan Africa, empowering them to address climate challenges through Renewable Energy, Green Building, Climate Data, Agriculture, WaterTech, and Blue Economy solutions. Gain expert training, critical resources to accelerate your venture, a one-week in-person residency in Washington, DC, and a one-week in-person residency in Nairobi, Kenya.

SECTORS

Solutions addressing climate mitigation, adaptation, and resilience including but not limited to:

• Renewable Energy Generation and Storage 
• Green Building Technologies
• Climate Data and Analytics
• Climate Smart Agriculture and Food Systems
• WaterTech
• Blue Economy

Apply for Halcyon’s second Latin America & the Caribbean Climate Fellowship to drive climate impact. The program brings together founders from across Latin America & the Caribbean, empowering them to address climate challenges through Renewable Energy, Green Building, Climate Data, Agriculture, WaterTech, and Blue Economy solutions. Gain expert training, critical resources to accelerate your venture, a one-week in-person residency in Washington, DC, and a one-week in-person residency in Mexico City, Mexico.

The Latin America & the Caribbean Climate Fellowship is run with support from Amazon Web Services (AWS).

SECTORS

Solutions addressing climate mitigation, adaptation, and resilience including but not limited to:

• Renewable Energy Generation and Storage 
• Green Building Technologies
• Climate Data and Analytics
• Climate Smart Agriculture and Food Systems
• WaterTech
• Blue Economy

• Table of Content
• About Halcyon
• Africa Climate Fellowship
• Aim and Benefits of Africa Climate Fellowship
• Requirements for Africa Climate Fellowship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Africa Climate Fellowship
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Halcyon

Halcyon is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. Our signature programs are fellowships designed to equip early-stage social entrepreneurs with tools and relationships they need to achieve scalable, lasting impact. More broadly, we seek to mold the business world to be a more inclusive, impact-oriented place. Since our founding in 2017, Halcyon has worked closely with creators and innovators to understand their ecosystems, identify their needs, and explore new programs and partnerships to meet those needs, with everything from a network of angel investors to By The People,... continue reading

Africa Climate Fellowship

Aim and Benefits of Africa Climate Fellowship

Each program includes specific benefits to fellows. Fellows accepted into this program will receive the following:

• A $5,000 USD per venture equity-free stipend to use toward travel expenses to attend the residencies   
• One week long residency at Halcyon’s facilities in Georgetown, Washington, DC   
• One week long residency in Nairobi with a culminating event featuring pitches from each venture and connections to investors, advisors, and media 
• Bespoke training on:
  • Product-market fit
  • Investment readiness
  • Leadership
• Skills development and mentorship  
• Honing storytelling and pitching
• Connections to relevant impact investors
• $10,000 USD in Amazon Cloud credits  
• A worldwide community of over 450 impact driven entrepreneurs

Requirements for Africa Climate Fellowship Qualification

We’re looking for (for-profit) startups that are building scalable solutions that are tackling challenges related to Climate change.

• Location: Must have your venture based in and/or serving Sub-Saharan Africa
• Stage: Must have a Minimum Viable Product that has the potential to scale 
• Team: 
  • May apply with up to one co-founder
  • Applicant must be the CEO and/or hold primary decision-making power
  • Must be fluent in English
  • Must be at least 21 years of age by the start of the program
• Program Engagement: Must be able to participate in all activities and programming sessions 
• Impact: Must be developing a product and venture which contributes towards 1 or more of the UN’s 17 SDGs

In addition to eligibility, Halcyon scores each application based on 4 criteria: Impact, Scalability, Innovation, and Talent.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Africa Climate Fellowship

Selection Criteria

IMPACT

To what extent will the solution, if scaled, have a meaningful impact on society and/or the environment?

SCALABILITY

Could this venture scale to reach hundreds of thousands or millions of users in a 5-10 year time horizon?

INNOVATION

Is the solution a novel approach to tackling the issue in their context?

TALENT

Is the team uniquely qualified to tackle the challenges they’ve identified?

PROGRAM STRUCTURE

• Cohort of up to 10 ventures founded by entrepreneurs from across Sub-Saharan Africa, working in the climate space. Ventures receive training in Halcyon’s methodology on product-market fit, investment readiness, and leadership.
• Program is delivered through:
  • One virtual kickoff meeting
  • A one week residency in DC
  • Monthly virtual meetings
  • A one week residency in Nairobi

TIMELINE

• March 22, 2024: Application closes 
• May/June 2024: Finalists invited to Virtual Pitch with Selection Committee
• June 2024: Selected fellows will be notified
• July 18, 2024: Virtual Kickoff Meeting
• July 29 – August 2, 2024: In-person residency in Washington, D.C.
• August 15, September 19, October 10, 2024: Monthly Virtual Meetings
• November 11 – 15, 2024: In-person residency in Nairobi

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit Halcyon website.